Lantana montevidensis    
Trailing lantana   
Verbenaceae Family     

Form: groundcover
Seasonality: evergreen in Tucson, may drop leaves in cold elsewhere
Size: 12in, spread to 6ft
Leaves: simple, opposite, smaller and with a finer texture than L. camara; tricones sandpapery rather than coarse
Flowers: color varies, white to lavender or pink; bloom from March to frost

Lantana montevidensis flower & leaf detail

Fruit: small bluish berries
Stems/Trunks: stems ramble over ground
Range/Origin: South America; naturalized in large areas of the US
Hardiness: to 20°F; may go leafless or die back to ground but recovers quickly

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• low confined growth
• most reliable source of low-maintenance color
• planters, borders

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun, takes heat; gets leggy and bloom is poor in shade
• Water: regular irrigation; 1-2 deep irrigations per week to keep good bloom set; takes overhead spray
• Soil: adaptable
• Propagation: vegetative cuttings, easy
• Maintenance: minimal; best pruned in off season; okay to stub back to ground occasionally

NOTES:

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